Corn-protector.



J. PULL'IAM.

.OORN PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, 1912.,

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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To all whom it may concern:

LIA M, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Port Vlfashington, Nassau county New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Corn-Protectors, of which the following is a specification. 4

My invention relates to a corn shield and one that is adapted to protect or shield a corn that is liable to contact or be rubbed against by an adjacent toe. v

One object'of the invention is to provide a device of this kind that may be made of yielding material such as rubber, and be of such construction that it will be securely held in place between the toes.

Anotherobject of the invention is toprovide a device of this kind that is, as may be gathered from the foregoing, of simple construction and a device which may be manufactured at- "an exceedingly low cost. 4

Other objects of the invention, mostly minor in nature, will appear from the description of the invention following, taken in connection with drawings accompanying this application, and illustrating the preferred'e'mbodiment of the invention.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective View. illustrating the device as used ,to' protect acorn, a foot also being shown fragmentarily and in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through! the same parts, but showing the shield" in elevation, and a shoe fragmentarily and in section; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shield; Fig. lis a vertical sectional View of the shield, and, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the shield taken at right angles to Fig. 4;.

Like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views of'the drawings.

Referringspecifically to the drawings, 1 designates a shoe, 2 designates toes of a foot, and 3 generally designates my improved shield. Said shield comprises a body preferably made of rubber or other yielding material so as to have a cushioning action "La-inst the toes between which it is located. 1' desired, said body may be reinforced by any snitable'means such as by rods designated 4 and embedded or driven into the shield.

Be it known that I, JAMES EDWARD v 'gslant walls designated 6. It will thus be On eachl face the shield is concaved at the center as at 5, and to said concaved portion seen that each face of the shield is cut away or substantially concaved so as to conform t0---,the curvature or shape of the toes.

At one edge the shield is concaved as at 7, and to the concaved portion slant walls designated 8 so as to provide a concaved or cut out portion'to conform to the shape of the.

foot at the junction of thetoes.

The device as stated, is principally adapted to'protect or shield a cornthat is likely to contact with or be rubbed against by an adjacent toe. The device orshield is inserted betwe'emthe toes, as shown in Figs.

'1 and 2, the toes bearingor resting in the concaved portions 5. Also that portion of the foot at the junction of the toes, bears.

against the concaved portion 7 The walls 6 and 8, by reason of their inclination, it

will be noted, extend outwardly beyond the concaved portions and above the portions of the toes and foot, respectively, which engage the shield. Said walls serve to .prevent disengagement ofthe shield from the toes in" o a vertical plane; By reason of the usual shape of thelshoe, the same usually will bear againstthe shield and, serve to some extent, to maintain the same inposition. By reason of the resilient or yielding action of the shield, the toes are cushioned. g It will be seen that the shield will effec tively prevent contact or rubbing of a corn against an adjacent toe or part of a shoe; and that the same is exceedingly simple in construction and hence may be manufactured at an exceedmgly low cost.

prising a shield fl de of rubber having a concaved face 'on on'b edge, walls in continuationv of and extending beyond said face, said shield having concaved faces on opposite; sides of the shield, walls in continuation of and extending beyond said latter As changes in the details of construction faces, and reinforcing rod means interior of eluding spacedapart ro ds extending. Vernsaid shield.

2. In 'a, device of the chainaeter described, scri ed.

a body portion comprising a rubber shield, I JAMES EDWARD PULLIAM. 5 said shield having-a conoaveface on one ,Witnesses;

edge, the opposite side faces of said shield HENRY B. BANKER,

being concaved, and reinforcing' meansfin W. S. SAULK.

'Gopis of this'jatent' maybe obtained'for five-cents egoh,.by .addressing the f Commission; of Patents, q Washington, D. O. Y

call within said shield; snbstanti'fill-y as def 

